Japanese word

フレッシュ

Pronunciation

Romajifuresshu

Meaning

  • na-adjectivefresh

Example

フレッシュな野菜を毎日食べます。fu re sshu na ya sai o mai nichi ta be ma su

I eat fresh vegetables every day.

Illustration for フレッシュ (fresh)

More examples

若い社員のフレッシュな意見が、会議の雰囲気を変えました。waka i sha in no fu re sshu na i ken ga kai gi no fun i ki o ka e ma shi ta

A young employee's fresh opinion changed the atmosphere of the meeting.

Core concept

Expresses a sense of appealing newness that gives something a lively quality.

Common phrases

  • フレッシュな発想fu re sshu na has sō

    fresh ideas

  • フレッシュな視点fu re sshu na shi ten

    fresh perspective

Similar words

新鮮shinsen: Describes something that retains its original freshness and has not become stale or overly familiar.
斬新zanshin: Describes an idea or style that is strikingly new and shows unusual originality.

Definition in Japanese

ありきたりでなく、新鮮な印象を与えるさま。a ri ki ta ri de na ku shin sen na in shō o ata e ru sa ma

Word origin

フレッシュ (furesshu) was borrowed from English fresh, whose Middle English form was fresch and whose Old English ancestor was fersc.

Usage tips

  • Japanese can use フレッシュ (furesshu) for a young newcomer, but English usually expresses this idea with new, young, or fresh-faced rather than fresh by itself.

Other meanings

  • newna-adjective

Opposites

  • 陳腐chinpustalena-adjective

Related words

  • フレッシュさfuresshusafreshnessnoun

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